"You don't need to be."

Her bag is mostly packed already; she just needs the dress she'll wear to the casino and she'll be done. Reaching into the closet, she pulls out two long evening dresses: one light and pleated and patterned in black and gold, hanging from a thin gold circlet that acts as a halter top, the other sleek and white in a silky material.

She holds first one, then the other against herself, then looks up at him. "What do you think?"